Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
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2024 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 6
This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago. In this fifth edition of this blog for the 2024 run for the roses, the focus is on the key Derby prep races from the last two weeks of racing on the Triple Crown trail.
Penny Chenery: The Woman Who Saved Meadow Stable
The letters meant so much to Penny Chenery, breeder and owner of 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretariat. They were written by ambitious girls from coast to coast, telling her she served as a role model for them.
Buzz Builds for Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
The interest surrounding the Belmont Stakes usually hinges on what happens in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Preakness Stakes.